A rectangle
object is perhaps the most versatile object type. You can use it to add
page elements such as frames, panels, borders, or boxes. You can create
squares, rectangles, or rounded rectangles. Rectangle objects can be made
into hyperlink buttons that when clicked allow your visitors to navigate
to other web pages.
Because
a rectangle object can accept just about any shading component available
(except image brightness and contrast), including flat or gradient colors
and scaled, stretched, or tiled images, you can make a rectangle look
dramatically different than just a plain four-sided box. Don't forget
to try applying scaling, skewing, or rotation transformations to your
rectangle for even more interesting effects.
Drawing a Rounded Rectangle
With
the page open in the Work
Window on which you want to draw a rounded rectangle, add a rectangle
object. For more information, see New
Objects.
Click
the Edit
Vertices button: in the Components
Bar.
The
mouse pointer will become a crosshairs, and the rectangle object will
display two small control points at the top left and bottom right corners,
each flanked by two tiny "x's".
The
mouse pointer becomes a crosshairs, and the control points become visible.
Click
the "x" nearer to the oblong side of the rectangle and drag
it in a direction parallel to the oblong side.
Click
and drag an "x" parallel to the oblong side of the rectangle.
About
one-third of the way, release the mouse button.
A small
red control point will appear at the release point.
Return
your mouse pointer to the same corner.
Click
the remaining "x" and drag it in a direction parallel to the
short side of the rectangle.
a rounded
corner will be created that connects the two points.
Click
and drag the "x" parallel to the short side of the rectangle.
Click
and drag to adjust both control points to achieve the desired effect.
When
you are finished, click either the Page
Layout or Object
Edit button to return to normal edit mode.
The
rounded rectangle object is drawn on the page.
in the Components
Bar.
